Top Dec. 2011 foreclosure states: California

Live in California? According to RealtyTrac, a California-based firm that tracks foreclosures, your state had one of the highest rates of foreclosure in December. Nationally, 1 in every 634 housing units received a foreclosure filing in December 2011.

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